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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1946 1-Month	53.15°F (11.75°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-0.96°F (-0.53°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1925
October 1946 1-Month	53.15°F (11.75°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-0.96°F (-0.53°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1963
Sep–Oct 1946 2-Month	58.85°F (14.92°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-0.64°F (-0.35°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
Sep–Oct 1946 2-Month	58.85°F (14.92°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-0.64°F (-0.35°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
Aug–Oct 1946 3-Month	62.95°F (17.19°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.74°F (-0.42°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
Aug–Oct 1946 3-Month	62.95°F (17.19°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.74°F (-0.42°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1947
Jul–Oct 1946 4-Month	65.68°F (18.71°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
Jul–Oct 1946 4-Month	65.68°F (18.71°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2022
Jun–Oct 1946 5-Month	66.21°F (19.01°C)	66.64°F (19.24°C)	-0.43°F (-0.23°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
	66.21°F (19.01°C)	66.64°F (19.24°C)	-0.43°F (-0.23°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
	Ties: 1929
May–Oct 1946 6-Month	64.96°F (18.31°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
May–Oct 1946 6-Month	64.96°F (18.31°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Apr–Oct 1946 7-Month	63.48°F (17.49°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
Apr–Oct 1946 7-Month	63.48°F (17.49°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1934, 2012
Mar–Oct 1946 8-Month	61.40°F (16.33°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Mar–Oct 1946 8-Month	61.40°F (16.33°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Feb–Oct 1946 9-Month	58.45°F (14.69°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.70°F (0.38°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Feb–Oct 1946 9-Month	58.45°F (14.69°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.70°F (0.38°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Jan–Oct 1946 10-Month	55.74°F (13.19°C)	54.98°F (12.77°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912, 1917
Jan–Oct 1946 10-Month	55.74°F (13.19°C)	54.98°F (12.77°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Dec 1945–Oct 1946 11-Month	53.32°F (11.84°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Dec 1945–Oct 1946 11-Month	53.32°F (11.84°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
Nov 1945–Oct 1946 12-Month	52.38°F (11.32°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Nov 1945–Oct 1946 12-Month	52.38°F (11.32°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
May 1945–Oct 1946 18-Month	56.50°F (13.61°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
May 1945–Oct 1946 18-Month	56.50°F (13.61°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
Nov 1944–Oct 1946 24-Month	52.11°F (11.17°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1913
	52.11°F (11.17°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017
	Ties: 1944
Nov 1943–Oct 1946 36-Month	52.05°F (11.14°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.05°F (0.03°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	52.05°F (11.14°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.05°F (0.03°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1910
Nov 1942–Oct 1946 48-Month	52.11°F (11.17°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
	52.11°F (11.17°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1984
Nov 1941–Oct 1946 60-Month	52.10°F (11.17°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1920
Nov 1941–Oct 1946 60-Month	52.10°F (11.17°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings